One year before his execution while on death row, Babbitt was awarded a Purple Heart medal for the wounds he had received at the Battle of Khe Sanh, Vietnam in 1968. Babbitt refused his last meal and asked that the $50 allotted be given to homeless Vietnam veterans. (4 May 1999)
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Palais de Justice
Rue de Normandie, Bangui, Ombella-M'Poko, Central African Republic.
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Friday 12th of June 1987 (x) — Self-proclaimed Emperor of Central Africa Jean-Bédel Bokassa is sentenced to death. Bokassa was found guilty of all but the cannibalism charges.